Wintertime fun growing up in Maine back in the 1950’s and 60’s included a game called “King of the Mountain” often played on a mound of snow pushed back from the road by snow plows. The idea was simple. A…
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Tin Roof Toboggan on Derby Hill
Winter in Maine in the 1950’s brings back fond memories sledding down Derby Hill. My friends and I were creative youngsters when it came to homemade sled vehicles for enjoying the snow. The illustration shown is a corrugated tin roof…
Roping the Grammar School Bell in 1928
Contributed by: Larry Hall, Ten Decades of Stories Listen Now You may also Download MP3 This is a special story entitled “Let’s Put a Rope on the Bell” about Growin’ Up in Maine in 1928, and features a story contributed…
Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading
At Christmas the memories of my childhood Growin’ Up in Maine come flooding back including the happiness being in a family of 8 children on this special day. The photograph is me at 2-1/2 years old shown sitting with my…
